The 6th Annual Dorian TV Award Nominees

The nominations for the 6th Annual Dorian TV Awards have been announced, and will be presented by GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics. Named after Oscar Wilde’s famous character, Dorian Gray, the Dorian Awards recognize excellence in both mainstream and LGBTQ+ cinemas. In addition to traditional categories such as Best TV Drama and Best TV Performance, the awards also celebrate LGBTQ+ storytelling, camp, and other unique achievements in filmmaking.

Among the series highlighted for people of color and diverse representation, Hacks leads with six nominations, followed by The Pitt with five. Heated Rivalry and Pluribus tied for the most nominations overall with seven each. 

The winners will be announced online on Saturday, August 15, 2026. 

Below is the complete list of the nominees this year, with people of color in bold:

BEST TV DRAMA 

• Heated Rivalry (HBO Max)

• Industry (HBO Max)

• The Gilded Age (HBO Max)

• Pluribus (Apple TV)

• The Pitt (HBO Max)

BEST TV COMEDY

• Abbott Elementary (ABC)

• The Comeback (HBO Max)

• Hacks (HBO Max)

• Shrinking (Apple TV)

• Widow’s Bay (Apple TV)

BEST LGBTQ TV SHOW

• The Comeback (HBO Max)

• Hacks (HBO Max)

• Half Man (HBO Max)

• Heated Rivalry (HBO Max)

• Pluribus (Apple TV)

BEST TV MOVIE OR LIMITED SERIES

• All Her Fault (Peacock)

• Beef (Netflix)

• DTF St. Louis (HBO Max)

• Half Man (HBO Max)

• Love Story (FX/Hulu)

BEST NON-ENGLISH LANGUAGE TV SHOW

• Blossoms of Shanghai (Criterion Channel)

• Dan Da Dan (Netflix)

• Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End (Crunchyroll)

• Mussolini: Son of the Century (Mubi)

• Squid Game (Netflix)

• The Summer Hikaru Died (Netflix)

BEST LGBTQ NON-ENGLISH LANGUAGE TV SHOW 

• The Boyfriend (Netflix)

• Chosen Home (Netflix)

• Go For It, Nakamura-kun! (Crunchyroll)

• The Summer Hikaru Died (Netflix)

• Tremembé (Amazon MGM)

BEST WRITTEN TV SHOW

• The Comeback (HBO Max)

• Hacks (HBO Max)

• Heated Rivalry (HBO Max)

• Pluribus (Apple TV)

• The Pitt (HBO Max)

BEST TV PERFORMANCE - DRAMA

• Marisa Abela, Industry (HBO Max)

• Jamie Bell, Half Man (HBO Max)

• Carrie Coon, The Gilded Age (HBO Max)

• Myha’la Herrold, Industry (HBO Max)

• Mark Ruffalo, Task (HBO Max)

• Rhea Seehorn, Pluribus (Apple TV)

• Connor Storrie, Heated Rivalry (HBO Max)

• Hudson Williams, Heated Rivalry (HBO Max)

• Noah Wyle, The Pitt (HBO Max)

• Zendaya, Euphoria (HBO Max)

BEST SUPPORTING TV PERFORMANCE - DRAMA

• François Arnaud, Heated Rivalry (HBO Max)

• Patrick Ball, The Pitt (HBO Max)

• Isa Briones, The Pitt (HBO Max)

• Richard Gadd, Half Man (HBO Max)

• Katherine LaNasa, The Pitt (HBO Max)

• Ken Leung, Industry (HBO Max)

• Charles Melton, Beef (Netflix)

• Sepideh Moafi, The Pitt (HBO Max)

• Colman Domingo, Euphoria (HBO Max)

• Karolina Wydra, Pluribus (Apple TV)

BEST TV PERFORMANCE - COMEDY

• Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Wonder Man (Disney+)

• Quinta Brunson, Abbott Elementary (ABC)

• Ayo Edebiri, The Bear (FX/Hulu)

• Elle Fanning, Margo’s Got Money Troubles (Apple TV)

• Ethan Hawke, The Lowdown (FX/Hulu)

• Lisa Kudrow, The Comeback (HBO Max)

• Dan Levy, Big Mistakes (Netflix)

• Matthew Rhys, Widow’s Bay (Apple TV)

• Tim Robinson, The Chair Company (HBO Max)

• Jean Smart, Hacks (HBO Max)

BEST SUPPORTING TV PERFORMANCE - COMEDY 

• Leslie Bibb, Hacks (HBO Max)

• Colman Domingo, The Four Seasons (Netflix)

• Paul W. Downs, Hacks (HBO Max)

• Hannah Einbinder, Hacks (HBO Max)

• Harrison Ford, Shrinking (Apple TV)

• Janelle James, Abbott Elementary (ABC)

• Kate O’Flynn, Widow’s Bay (Apple TV)

• Ashley Padilla, Saturday Night Live (NBC)

• Michelle Pfeiffer, Margo’s Got Money Troubles (Apple TV)

• Meg Stalter, Hacks (HBO Max)

BEST TV MUSICAL PERFORMANCE

• Audra McDonald, “Rose’s Turn,” The 78th Tony Awards

• Bad Bunny, The Apple Music Super Bowl LX Halftime Show

• Miles Caton, Raphael Saadiq, Misty Copeland, Eric Gales, Buddy Guy, Brittany Howard, Christone “Kingfish” Ingram, Jayme Lawson, Li Jun Li, Bobby Rush, Shaboozey and Alice Smith, “I Lied to You,” The 98th Academy Awards

• Sabrina Carpenter and The Muppets, “Manchild,” The Muppet Show

• Sabrina Carpenter, Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy, “Islands in the Stream,” The Muppet Show

BEST UNSUNG TV SHOW 

• Boots (Netflix)

• English Teacher (FX/Hulu)

• The Four Seasons (Netflix)

• From (MGM+)

• Murderbot (Apple TV)

BEST CURRENT AFFAIRS SHOW 

• The Daily Show (Comedy Central)

• Hot Ones (YouTube)

• Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO Max)

• Late Night with Seth Meyers (NBC)

• The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (CBS)

BEST TV DOCUMENTARY OR DOCUMENTARY SERIES

• Kylie (Netflix)

• Mr. Scorsese (Apple TV)

• Seen & Heard: The History of Black Television (HBO Max)

• Selena y Los Dinos (Netflix)

• The Yogurt Shop Murders (HBO Max)

BEST LGBTQ TV DOCUMENTARY OR DOCUMENTARY SERIES

• Club Cumming (WOW Presents Plus)

• Enigma (HBO Max)

• It’s Dorothy! (Peacock)

• Lilith Fair: Building a Mystery (Hulu)

• Murder in Glitterball City (HBO Max)

BEST GENRE TV SHOW

• Alien: Earth (FX/Hulu)

• The Boys (Amazon Prime Video)

• IT: Welcome to Derry (Max)

• Pluribus (Apple TV)

• Widow’s Bay (Apple TV)

BEST REALITY SHOW

• The Boyfriend (Netflix)

• Love on the Spectrum (Netflix)

• RuPaul’s Drag Race (MTV/Paramount+)

• Top Chef (Bravo)

• The Traitors (Peacock)

BEST ANIMATED SHOW

• Bob’s Burgers (Fox)

• Invincible (Amazon Prime Video)

• Hazbin Hotel (Amazon Prime Video)

• Long Story Short (Netflix)

• South Park (Paramount+)

MOST VISUALLY STRIKING TV SHOW 

• Alien: Earth (FX/Hulu)

• Euphoria (HBO Max)

• The Gilded Age (HBO Max)

• Heated Rivalry (HBO Max)

• Pluribus (Apple TV)

CAMPIEST TV SHOW

• All’s Fair (Hulu)

• The Comeback (HBO Max)

• The Hunting Wives (Netflix)

• Palm Royale (Apple TV)

• The Traitors (Peacock)